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Mayor back from China trip with another business coming BY BILL HUTCHINS

News - The first Kingston mayor to make an international trip in over 30 years didn't come home empty-handed. Mayor Bryan Paterson led a municipal delegation on a weeklong visit to China to tour the facilities owned by Feihe International, a Chinese company that recently announced a $250 million investment in Kingston. "Together we met with company officials to enhance our relationship with Feihe and made important business and political connections," said Mayor Paterson upon his return. Paterson revealed that another company will be moving to Kingston to do business with Feihe, though he won't disclose the name of the company or the nature of its business until a future date. However, he says it won't be on the same scale as the Feihe investment. The mayor also says the trip could spawn other investments. "Our business connections and positive relationship with Feihe has already sparked interest from other companies interested in expanding to the Canadian market." Feihe is currently ramping up to build a massive infant formula manufacturing plant and research and development facility in the city's Cataraqui Estates Business Park. The site will employ over 200 people, mainly drawn from the local workforce. The mayor says the trip cost local taxpayers thousands of dollars, but insisted it was worth every penny. He released the list of his tax-funded expenses to drum up new business opportunities. He says Feihe covered the cost of all ground travel and meals while in China, leaving taxpayers to pay the cost of his airfare and hotels totalling $4,391. The expenses include $2,557 for the international flight plus travel to Toronto, $1,426 for hotels, $323 for a Chinese Visa application fee and $84 in meals. "The trip expenses will come out of the travel and conference line of the mayor's office budget," he explained, adding the trip was also necessary to show Kingston's support for Feihe and its big investment. The trip was at Feihe's invitation, and was discussed when company executives came to Kingston last December to announce the multimillion dollar local investment. In addition to the mayor, the delegation also included Utilities Kingston president Jim Keech and four members of the city's economic development office including interim president Donna Gillespie and board chair Judith Pineault, plus other officials from the province, Frontenac County and Queen's University.

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The local delegation spent most of the week touring Feihe's plants and the dairy farms that supply the operations. Kingston's large-scale dairy processing operation, scheduled to open in early 2019, will make infant formula primarily for export to the Chinese market. It will be built on 18 hectares of land at 1316 Centennial Drive in the city's northwest area. The sprawling facility will range from 28 metres to 44 metres in height, with nearly 200 on-site parking spaces. The official ground-breaking is expected this spring.

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Local writers’ organization welcomes Syrian family to Kingston BY TORI STAFFORD tstafford@metroland.com

The Saeed family, (L to R) Taim, Rufaida, Ghamr and Jamal, met with Town Crier Chris Whyman in a quintessential Kingston moment following a tour of City Hall. Photo by Deborah Windsor.

News – As Jamal Saeed was ushered into an awaiting bus after landing at Pearson International Airport, he turned to his friend, Ray Argyle, whom he’d met just moments before. “Thank you for this gift,” Saeed said, referring to Canada, the country he and his family can now call home. “We’re the ones receiving the gift,” Argyle responded. Just weeks earlier, Saeed had received word he and his family had been approved to immigrate to Canada as refugees – but they had to be in Canada by December 30 in order for that approval to remain. The family, sponsored by the Kingston Writers’ Refugee Committee, had mere days to tie up any loose ends in Dubai, and the Committee had the same little time to secure flights for the whole family of four and get everything set up for them here in Kingston. The Committee booked the last four seats on an Air Emirates flight scheduled to land in Toronto on Dec. 28. Although Saeed, his wife, Rufaida al Khabbaz, and their two sons, Ghamr, 16, and Taim, 14, would have liked more time to close bank accounts, package any personal belongings and say goodbye to the friends they’d made in the two years they’d spent in Dubai after fleeing Syria, the whole family was excited to finally be making their way to their new home and the people who’d spent the past year trying to get them to Canada.

Both Saeed and al Khabbaz worked in literature and language in Syria, a commonality shared with the members of the Committee sponsoring them here in Kingston. Saeed obtained his Bachelor of Arts from Damascus University where he studied English literature following his release from prison. A poet and writer, he published a collection of short stories in 1992 and also translated a number of books from English to Arabic, worked in editing, book design, translating and publishing. Having studied English at a private linguistics institute in Damascus, al Khabbaz also received her Bachelor of Arts through the English Department at Damascus University. She, too, built a career in poetry and translating, with her poetry published in many Arabic journals and newspapers. The couple both worked as translators for a logistics company once they arrived in Dubai. It’s those impressive careers in the written word that brought Saeed and al Khassaz to meeting Argyle, who serves as the chair of the Kingston Writers’ Refugee Committee. The Committee, made up of a number of notable local writers, began working last February to sponsor a Syrian refugee family. A member of the Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Letters (FACL), Argyle approached the foundation a year ago to see what he could do to help. The Committee was granted $40,000 to sponsor a refugee family, with one con-

dition: That money had to involve bringing a refugee writer to Canada. The connection between the family and that mandate is obvious, and only strengthened by the fact that both Ghamr and Taim seem to have inherited their parents’ talents. While still in Syria, Ghamr won first place in a children’s poetry competition in 2009, and, while in Dubai, Taim won first prize in a short story competition through Oxford University. Finally landing in Toronto just days before the end of 2016, and with the drive to Kingston ahead of them, the end of a tumultuous journey was closer than ever before. In reality, a three-hour drive along Highway 401 is like peaceful slumber is to a nightmare when compared to more than 14,000 km the family has traveled over two and a half years. And that’s before one even considers the oppression and fear that marked their lives prior to their decision to leave their homeland. Originally from Syria, the family felt forced to flee in 2014 after a failed kidnapping attempt on Rufaida and the boys. It wasn’t the family’s first brush with the widespread desolation and uncertainty plaguing their country, either. In 1977, government intelligence agents raided Saeed’s family home. Just 18 years old at the time, Saeed managed to escape, and he lived underground for the next three years. Continued on page 6

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Syrian family welcomed to Kingston Continued from page 5

Then, in 1980, Saeed was arrested for his membership in the Syrian Labour League and for expressing opposition to the government. He spent nearly 12 years imprisoned under the former al-Assad regime. As the current war in Syria continued to leave much of the country in devastation and uncertainty, the family felt threatened by militias of both the current al-Assad regime and opposing Islamic groups, and lived under constant surveillance. While they lived in an area of Damascus under control of the regime in “better circumstances than many other people,” daily life was a fearful struggle, Rufaida expressed. “We lived all kinds of wars that the regime launched against people in Syria. We lived bombing, we lived besieged, we lived fear… we lived all kinds of fear: Fear about our relatives, our friends,” she said. “We lived [with] lack of everyday needs, like electricity, water, bread… sometimes, we ran out of bread.” The roads leading up to the their mountainside home were cut off by checkpoints, so the family had to climb the steep terrain by foot to reach their door. But that paled in comparison to the constant fear and agony that came with living in a warzone.

“War. Death. Anger… so much anger. We didn’t feel angry, but the others…” Saeed said, his voice trailing off in thought. “It was a kind of hell.” And with two young men as their children, the fear the couple lived through was compounded by the fear of their sons being conscripted into one of the militias, or harmed during their daily commutes. “I [swore] many times ‘this is the last time that I allow [the] boys to go to school,’ because of bombing and shouting and anger,” Saeed expressed, noting that he and al Khabbaz faced difficult decisions daily when their sons wanted to go to school or the gym they trained at. “I don’t know what’s the right thing – to keep them indoors, or to allow them to go.” Now, in Canada, in the apartment the Committee has set up for them, the couple is happy to see their boys going out and exploring the city. Both Ghamr and Taim, who studied English while in Dubai thanks to the foresight and financial sacrifice of their parents, are currently students at LCVI, and they’ve already gone out to take in some of the activities available to them here, such as exploring Kingston City Hall and taking in a Frontenacs hockey game. The youngest Saeed, arriving back to the apartment with some

(L to R) Rufaida al Khabbaz, Taim Saeed, and Jamal Saeed sit in their new apartment here in Kingston after arriving in Canada just days before the end of 2016. The family, originally from Syria, were sponsored by the Kingston Writers’ Refugee Committee. Tori Stafford/Metroland

basic supplies like soap and hooks to hang some pictures, said there are some major differences to adjust to, like the weather and the number of people, he’s settling in well. “Even before we came here, everybody was like ‘You’re going to Canada? The people are lovely!’ And everyone is really kind,” Taim said. Looking to the future, Saeed and al Khabbaz are working with KEYS to expand their vocabulary and language skills and hoping to

find work as soon as possible. The boys are looking forward to getting involved with sports, and getting to know their classmates. And the Committee is hoping the community can help in bridging the financial gap left in covering all the costs associated with getting the family here safely – another $10,000 is needed, Argyle explained, and both the family and the Committee are incredibly grateful for any contributions made. To contribute, cheques can be made out to the Foundation for the

Advancement of Letters, which was founded by Argyle, and sent to 1319 Waterside Way, Kingston, Ont., K7K 7J8. It’s been a whirlwind of changes, obstacles and mixed emotions for the family over the past few years, but the couple point to the Kingston Writers’ Refugee Committee for giving them a sense of security they’ve not experienced in many years. “They’ve astonished us, really,” Rufaida said “I think they saved our lives.”

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I know that it is winter and I know that we live in Canada, but that does not mean it is safe to venture out on to any waterway that looks like it is frozen. Personally, I am not a fan of winter sports. I tried skiing once and it frightened me and I have no desire to go out on a snowmobile to fully feel the winter wind chill. But I understand that many people, especially Canadians, enjoy these activities and others too like skating outdoors, ice fishing, playing hockey or even cross country skiing. I also understand that there is a limited amount of time for people to enjoy these activities, but that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean that it is okay to journey out on icy surfaces when they arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t safe According to the Canadian Red Cross, nearly 200 people die each year due to cold immersion deaths and more than half of these deaths occur dur-

ing recreational activities. In the past few weeks we have seen several instances, thankfully none that were fatal, occur in our area. In one case, a man journeyed out on his own and fell through the ice on a snowmobile. Luckily, someone heard him crying out and called emergency services, but who knows what could have happened to him if nobody heard. To prevent accidents, there are many factors to consider before travelling onto frozen lakes for activities like ice fishing, snowmobiling or even cross country skiing, but the most important is thickness of the ice. Lake size, currents, tides, chemicals (including salt), fluctuations in water levels, logs, rocks and even the changing air temperature can all impact the thickness of ice and should all be things that are considered before engaging in activities on the ice. The colour of ice can also be an indicator of thickness; ice that is grey is considered unsafe and indicates the presence of water, white or snow ice is considered safer, but ice that is clear blue is considered

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Busing kids to school is an easy fix, but it also comes with a great cost Jeff Scott THE COUNTRYSIDE VIEW Anyone trying to get to work on time in Kingston should not be surprised when a school bus slows down, puts out its stop arm and makes it a sure thing that you are going to be late. Kingston has far more school buses than other cities. Like the rest of Ontario, we have a public and a Catholic school system and because of this, a student could have a school right next-door but be bused across the city because it teaches with a Catholic perspective, not a secular one. Since Kingston also has a military base with French speaking soldiers, we have ended up with a complete duplication of the public and Catholic system taught in French. These French boards draw from the whole city and their school buses are everywhere. French is also taught in the English school system and students are bused from far and wide to attend all day French immersion classes in English speaking schools. There are also other programs that require busing students; Calvin Park public school offers the leap program for students interested in the arts and the challenge program

for those students who want a more advanced academic environment. The Limestone District School Board has dramatically increased the number of school buses on the road by deciding that they would not close Sinclair P.S., Collins Bay P.S. and Amherstview P.S. These schools have had declining enrollments for years, but instead of deciding to close them and build a new school to serve Waterloo Village, Cataraqui North and Meadowbrook, they opted to bus the students from these neighbourhoods across the city to fill schools in other neighbourhoods. Politically, it is easier to deny new residents the school they need than it is to take away a school from those who no longer do. Henderson Public School has also been filled with bused in students; the school now has six hundred students even though there is only room for 400 in its gymnasium. Parents aren't much help either. There are thousands of families living out on the lakes north of the city all of which have children who are bused to school. Even though they decide to live at the end of a private lane twenty kilometres away from school they still expect their child to get bused to school. I know of a high school student who has an hour and forty-five minute bus ride home from school at night.

This over reliance on school busing has serious flaws that are seldom taken into account when making decisions about schools. Our communities are based around our local elementary schools. They are meeting places as well as schools. They give our communities an identity and children a sense of belonging. Busing these students to the other end of the city deprives them of a sense of community. Instead of playing and being active with their neighbours, they are spending time on a school bus. In fact, if

there were a local school, they would be walking instead of busing which is a much healthier activity. The school busing program in the Kingston area does not come cheap either. The hundreds of buses driving around every day costs the tax payers more than $25 million per year. A lot of this money would be far better spent on fixing up schools and on education rather than on diesel fuel. On that note, these school buses use a lot of diesel which produces a lot of carbon diox-

ide which is steadily increasing in the environment causing global warming. The busing of a child to school generates on average a ton of carbon per year, which means that there are 32,000 tons of carbon created within the TriBoard area each year. This is about 3.3 per cent of the areas CO2 output. The school boards and the taxpayers are going to have to consider the costs of school busing when they make decisions from now on. Busing is an easy fix but it also comes with a great cost.

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Housing redevelopment planned around historic Portsmouth church however like many churches across Canada, a dwindling congregation, increasingly costly upkeep, and declining numbers in the priesthood led to the Church being closed in November of 2013," said the consultant. The Catholic archdiocese is proposing to designate the church as a museum, and to rezone the land around it from institutional to residential. The adjacent parish rectory house and parish hall would each be retained for residential uses. "All three existing structures, Church, Parish Rectory and Parish Hall are to be retained in their existing form," says a report by city planning director Paige Agnew. The remaining lands on the half-hectare property would be divided into three individual lots and sold for the construction of single fam-

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H’art Centre launches new choir for the blind and visually impaired BY TORI STAFFORD tstafford@metroland.com

News – Inside H’art Centre there’s a space built for the arts, where specialized lighting warms the room, a piano stands in the corner beckoning to be played, and the black draperies make you immediately feel as though your in the wings of a theatre. That space is called The Box, and its intended purpose is to “nurture the artistic growth and development of artists facing barriers and community organizations serving people facing barriers.” One way The Box supports that mandate is by bringing together groups of those with physical disabilities to study and practice in the performing arts. And H’art’s most recent project aims to do exactly that. Thanks to a grant through the Community Foundation of Kingston and Area, H’art Centre is currently calling on any blind or visually impaired men and women in the community who would like to join a new choir. Beginning Monday, Jan. 23, the choir will rehearse weekly on Mondays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. under the direction of Eric Voice. An Algonquin artist and vocalist, Voice also works professionally as a deaf/ blind intervener, helping those with various levels of deafness and blindness to acclimatize to their environments and carry out their day-to-day activities. As a musician who blends rock music with aboriginal vision and story, Voice has been featured on CBC TV’s MusicWorks, APTN, MuchMusic and at various festivals throughout Ontario. He has also been nominated for four Canadian and American Native Music Award nominee. All of this, combined with Voice’s comfort in the H’art Centre (he has previously worked on a deaf theatre collective

Aboriginal singer and deaf/blind intervener Eric Voice will act as director the new choir for the blind and visually impaired at The Box in H’art Centre. Tori Stafford/Metroland

that incorporated indigenous artists and voices in The Box) and his philosophy on music and singing make him a great fit to head up H’art’s first ever choir for those with blindness or low vision. “I truly believe that music transcends all barriers and all boarders,” said Voice, explaining that the choir is open to all blind and visually impaired people, regardless of their vocal abilities. “The most important thing about the choir will be learning to express yourself, using your natural abilities

and working on your voice, and being able to come together with others and have fun.” Katherine Porter, founder and executive director of H’art Centre, underlined the fact that the choir is meant to be inclusive – if someone would like to join the choir, but wants to bring an assistant or a family member for support, all are welcome, she said. And the staff and volunteers at the Centre are there to help make accessing and using The Box for weekly choir rehearsals as easy as possible, she ex-

pressed, noting that those wanting to join should call ahead to book as space and to let the staff know if there is any help they need in accessing the centre. “Be comfortable, don’t feel intimidated, and just come join us, even if just want to see what it’s all about,” she said. “We’re all about accommodating anybody who has a challenge to use The Box… There are no challenges we can’t overcome!”

those living with low-vision and blindness, Voice said he knows how easily people with visual impairments can become isolated. Getting around town and joining in social events can be difficult, he explained, which is precisely what he hopes to address through the choir. Beyond that, singing is something Voice feels anyone can do and can learn to do better, and that experience should be one that’s enjoyable, he said. “I don’t know about you, but I can’t really sing anything without having a little expression of relief,” he said, noting that even humming or singing along with the radio in the car can be a good release that makes the singer feel good. “I think music can really help ease you, too. I mean, look at that latenight show that has segment with people singing in cars!” he said with a laugh, referring to the Late Late Show with James Corden and the Carpool Karaoke segment. “People love that! Millions of people are watching a show just to see that segment of the show. Why? Because they’re singing, they’re expressing themselves, and it’s really all about fun – It’s really all about just getting out of your shell. That’s what I hope we can do here.” The new choir is open to adults of any age who are blind or visually impaired. Participants are welcome to join at any rehearsal, but asked to call ahead to ensure there is still space available. The H’art Centre can be contacted at 613-545-1392. Visit www.hartschool.ca for more information on the Centre and its location.

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Grenadiers to play 2017 season at Richardson Stadium

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News – The coming year will bring a lot of change for the Kingston Grenadiers Football Club, including being part of a new league, and playing all home games at the state-of-the-art Richardson Stadium. The Grenadiers finalized a deal with Queen’s Athletics and Recreation in December, which will see the club take to the new turf at Richardson as they take on teams from across Ontario throughout 2017. It’s a partnership that was a natural fit, both Queen’s and the Grenadiers expressed, and one they’re both happy to be embarking on. “We’re very excited,” said Alexandra Reyes-Walsh, executive director for the Grenadiers. “It’s going to be a truly different experience for a lot of these boys, and it’s going to give them a taste of what university football is all about – what the next step is – so it’s going to be really cool. We’re definitely looking forward to it.” At the same time, the Grenadiers have moved from the Ontario Varsity Football League (OVFL) to the Ontario Provincial Football League (OPFL), Reyes-Walsh explained, and being able to play their home games at the new Richardson Stadium only adds to the excitement of a new league, she expressed.

The newly rebuilt and state-of-the-art Richardson Stadium is where The Grenadiers will play all home games for the 2017 season. Photo credit: Greg Black

“The Grenadiers will continue to be the elite football team in our region, but we’re also going to have the possibility of having a tier two or AA franchise if we have enough kids come out,” Reyes-Walsh said of the decision to move into the OPFL. “In the past, we’ve had so many kids come out and we can only carry so many on a team, so that kind of closed the doors for other boys who wanted to play… So now we’re going to have an option where we could potentially have a AA team in Kingston, as well as a AAA.” Jeff Downie, director of business development and operations for athletics and recreation at Queen’s Uni-

versity said the University is pleased to offer their stadium to the Grenadiers as a place to call their home field. “To be honest, I think it was a mutual coming together,” Downie said of the partnership, noting that, until the grand opening of the new Richardson Stadium in September of 2016, it was difficult for Queen’s to build relationships with the clubs and teams in Kingston that require a field. Similar to the way Queen’s opened up the Athletics and Recreation Centre (ARC) to the local basketball and volleyball community, the University wanted to do the same for the local soccer and football community, but were unable

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to do so with the former Richardson Stadium on its “last legs,” he explained. “These are always relationships and partnership and community engagement pieces that we’ve always wanted to have, we could just never do that with our soccer and football communities, just because of the stadium condition,” he said, noting that the Limestone District School Board, Kingston Area Secondary Schools Athletic Association (KASSAA) and the Kingston Clippers Soccer Club will also be using Richardson Stadium. “Everybody is excited to come in and make it their home. And we’re excited to have them.” Downie said Queen’s will be work-

ing with the Grenadiers moving forward, and looks forward to helping the club to host major tournaments in the future. As the major stepping stone for football players looking to move into the pros, the Grenadiers Football Club is poised to help get local players there, now more than every before. Beyond that, the Club helps to shape young players and prepare them for the road ahead, Reyes-Walsh expressed. “The life lessons that the kids learn with the Grenadiers are very important. We try to put our program in a light that it’s not just about football, it’s about building teams and leaders, and future leaders of the community,” she said. “With all of these changes, it’s really exciting. It’s going to be a great year.” Online registration for the Grenadiers’ 2017 season is now for players and coaches. Training and tryouts for all age levels begin on Saturday, Feb. 25. The club will kick off the season with its AAA senior and junior teams, and reintroduce a bantam team, on Saturday, May 13 at McMaster University when they go up against the Niagara Spears. The Grenadiers’ home opener against the Durham Dolphins at Richardson Stadium takes place Saturday, May 27. For more information, go to www.gmen.ca.

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Howe Island author releases final novel in ‘Upcountry’ series BY TORI STAFFORD tstafford@metrolanc.com

News – When R.M. Doyon completed Thou Torturest Me, the sequel to his first novel, Upcountry, he know that there was more story to be told. The two novels are part of what Doyon calls his “Upcountry Series,” which chronicles the lives of the Schumacher family and their friends, whom endure violence, family estrangement, spousal abuse, prejudice and bigotry. In his recently released third and final novel in the series, The Beginning Game, the characters now face revenge, intimidation, cruelty and crime. “I know I wasn’t finished with the completion of the second novel,” the Howe Island author said. “In the new one, I’ve reintroduced a character I brought to the fore in Thou Torturest Me. I liked him because he was a bit of a psychopath.” That psychopath is Nicholas ‘Nicky Nick’ Wells, a character Doyon describes as “shrewd and intelligent.’ Those who’ve followed the series will know that Wells ended up in prison in Thou Torturest Me, and The Beginning Game sees him released Rick Doyon is the author of the ‘Upcountry Series,’ which from Attica Correctional Facility. he has concluded with his latest novel, The Beginning Now well-mannered, respectful, and a martial arts expert, Wells seems a Game. Submitted photo. reformed man, but lingering just be-

low the surface is a disturbed, vindictive 27-year-old, “He’s hell bent on revenge to those who he feels have wronged him,” said Doyon. “So he sets himself out onto a mission to rectify that.” Thus ensures a series of mysterious fixations and ruses, leaving other characters puzzled by his actions. As Wells targets a terminally ill old man, the neighbourhood becomes rife with unsolved crimes, with storylines that weave together in an attempt to bring closure to the Schumachers and their friends, Doyon expressed. “I bring back a number of the characters that I liked in the second book, as well, and they become central to the story as the story wraps up,” he said, noting that the Schumacher patriarch and the series’ trusty sheriff play integral parts in The Beginning Game. “The novels are standalone novels… but it’s more fun if you read them in order.” Set just across the St. Lawrence River in upstate New York in the fictional Morgan County, the series is full of reference to familiar areas, such as Clayton, Alexandria Bay, and Watertown, NY– Doyon has spent a lot of time in Morristown over the last decade or so visiting family, and calls the area “quite fascinating, really.”

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No sweets for my sweetie It’s hard to be healthy if you aren’t putting the right things in the human engine. Eating in a manner that’s beneficial to the body isn’t that difficult, but it often requires breaking lifelong habits. For a start, I don’t want to be feeding myself or my loved ones sugar. In an effort to lose weight, many people obsessively search for foods labeled fat-free. These foods marketed as healthy may be as bad or worse than what a person is trying to avoid. Fat-free doesn’t mean sugarfree. Sugar-free doesn’t mean healthy. You’re just changing your poisons. Since sugar isn’t acutely toxic, it’s not about to soon be regulated in any way. I’m not an “everything in moderation” kind of person. I tend to passionately go full tilt over the edge for activities that

interest me, whether it’s flying a plane or dance and theatre photography. But when it comes to food, I tend to be cautious. I’m always searching for the best sources with raw ingredients that help provide my body with energy and self-healing abilities. I’ve discovered that sugar gives a quick high, but soon after drags my energy down to a depression level. I explored why this happens. I found that sugar is one of the more toxic foods on the planet, and it’s everywhere you look. What does eating healthy mean? If you go by the Canada Food Guide you are trusting a special interest (the food industry) group’s influence. Millions of lobbying dollars are spent influencing government decisions. This influence is not based on what makes us healthy; it’s based on what can bring in the highest profit for the corporations that control the food industry. The end result is that to sweeten food, most companies use the cheapest sweeteners available. High-fructose corn syrup, one of the worst forms of sugar, typically leads the pack. Try going without any processed sugar in your food intake for a month. For the first 72

hours, you’ll be highly stressed, typical of drug withdrawal. It really is everywhere and in everything. Probably the worst ingredient in salt is sugar. What? Sugar in salt? Go read the ingredients on your salt container. Many salt companies add sugar to salt. It helps maintain the addiction. Gary Taubes’ “Sweet and Vicious, the case against sugar,” an April 2011 report in New York Times Magazine, did a lot more than just hint at the problems that sugar in our diet causes. The article came close to declaring war on sugar. It was a cautionary tale. Since then numerous reports in respected medical journals have increasingly condemned sugar in our diets. The idea that sugar may not be good for us is not new. In fact, almost 100 years ago in the 1920s, Nobel Prize-winning Frederick Banting, who discovered insulin, suspected that high sugar intake causes diabetes. He saw that diabetes is rare in populations that don’t use refined sugar and the rates are high in populations that do consume refined sugar. We now know that sugar intake causes the development of

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According to the Mayo Clinic website, metabolic syndrome is actually a cluster of conditions: increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist, and abnormal cholesterol or triglyceride levels — that occur together, increasing your risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. “If you have metabolic syndrome or any of its components, aggressive lifestyle changes can delay or even prevent the development of serious health problems,” notes mayoclinic.org. But the situation is complicated. Metabolic syndrome is also linked to insulin resistance. Again, from the Mayo Clinic: “In people with insulin resistance, cells don’t respond normally to insulin, and glucose can’t enter the cells as easily. As a result, glucose levels in your blood rise despite your body’s attempt to control the glucose by churning out more and more insulin.” What can you do about this? For a start, two simple—but not easy—things. Cut your

sugar intake and start exercising. Cutting sugar is tough because, as mentioned, it’s everywhere in every imaginable form of prepared foods. Even your salt container. And it hides in insidious ways and goes by many different names on your food labels. This past week, I checked several labels in the “health food” sections of local grocery stores and healthy alternative shops. I found sugar in at least four forms in each of these “health” foods. So, although it may have looked like “sugar” was just one small ingredient, when you add in things like “high-fructose corn syrup” and the many other names of sugar, it often formed one the most abundant ingredients in the food you are purchasing. This is particularly evident in things like granola. It’s amazing how many ways the food industry has found to disguise sugar in “health foods” like granola or granola bars. Many (most?) granola bars are just glorified sugar factories. Toss the words “healthy” or “all natural” on the label and people will gobble it up. They could just as easily be buying high-sugar candy bars, because

there’s no difference aside from some oats thrown in for window-dressing. For years I’ve been trying to perfect a granola that I actually like. I finally succeeded this year. It’s sweetened with a fairly small amount of dark honey and dark maple syrup. By volume the first ingredient is the oats, followed by equal amounts (in other words, 4 cups of oats and 4 cups of nuts) of nuts like almonds, walnuts, cashews and pecans. Throw in a handful of pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, along with a few raisins, cut up dates and some goji berries, mix in some coconut oil along with the honey and maple syrup and the juice from a fresh-squeezed lemon and you’ve got a healthy snack or meal. I tend to eat this for breakfast daily and often as a snack. I’ve concluded that what it takes to eat in a healthy manner is complete self-preparation. Nothing from packages, not even granola. If you, the consumer, control the ingredients in your food, you have the best method for assuring quality control. Sadly, those things parents are using to try to feed

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Can Frontenac Islands become a waste-free society? BY MARGARET KNOTT

Since the closure of the landfill site on Wolfe Island, for years known simply as “The Dump”, and for some time before, the Township of Frontenac Islands has taken a firm stand on improving how waste of all kinds is dealt. It was through recycling, whether paper glass or electronics at a what is now the township’s Wolfe Island Transfer site, and Howe Island’s Waste and Recycling Centre in accord with Ontario’s waste management requirements. The WI site is one of the busiest places in town throughout the year, with ever improving collection services, and with staff encouraging recycling rather filling the costly waste bin with contents slated for a landfill site, and citizens eager to support island groups & organizations by donating bottle returns for their use. “Ontario has been working on the strategy for the “Waste Free Ontario Act (Bill 151),” Mayor Doyle said this week. “It was reviewed at county council recently and we will continue to do so. The strategy has two goals, an Ontario with zero waste and zero greenhouse gas emissions. Personally, I think this is an opportune time to start talking with islanders about the changes in this new Bill 151 What it means though, is that we have to have a higher rate of participation in recyclables to benefit from the changes in the bill. Currently through a fairly complicated process we get back 50% of the cost for handling all the blue box items, the recyclables. This new bill puts 100% of the responsibility in the hands of the manufacturer of the products, their packaging, etc.. One of the benefits of the bill is to force the producers is to cut down on the packaging,” Doyle said. The Mayor noted that it is possible that in the future there producers

will have their own collection sites but, until then the responsibility will continue to fall to municipalities. “ We need to encourage more recycling although we are doing better than the Ontario average on Wolfe, but are not quite there on Howe.” Doyle pointed out that by putting blue box items into a regular garbage bag, and into the waste stream, “you are throwing tax payers dollars into a landfill site. So we are going to have to open this discussion up to the community and encourage every one to participate.” He also pointed out that the DeBruin Bio Digester on Wolfe Island receives WI organic waste and encourages its greater use by residents who do not compost. “Doing so could reduce the number of trucks going on the ferry with waste by some 30 %, another very important consideration, as well as diverting organic waste away from land fill sites.” Doyle pointed out that other municipalities trying to improve on poor recycling situations have gone to clear garbage bags, bag tags and only one bag a week per household. “Those scenarios would create more work and require extra staff. We would rather that our citizens become involved and recycle so that the township can benefit from whatever Bill 151 has to offer. If that doesn’t happen our taxes will have to go up . We don’t want to do that,” he concluded. On another Issue: Mayor Doyle will meet with the Minister of Education of Ontario ,Mitzi Hunter, at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) conference in regard to school closures, “specifically rural school closings.. Both Minister Hunter and Mr. Raycraft, a member of our committee a former MPP and school principal, were on a Steve Pakin’s Agenda Program to discuss the fate of several low-enrol-

ment schools slated for closure, and the impact closures have on communities,” Mayor Doyle said. “And recently, at a new school opening Minister Hunter in her dedication said a school is the heart of a community. In our community we know that to be true and within our small community we also know that without a heart, things die.. closing rural schools will rip the heart out of a community. That’s what we will try to impress upon the minister,” he said. Around Town: **The WIPP continues to be the go to place during this rather strange winter . lunch time and coffee breaks see many cars in Marysville, including evenings.. ** Last winter the WI Community Garden group initiated a project that partnered the Community Garden group with the Parents’ Council and the senior class (Grade 4 – 8) at Marysville Public School. A wonderful success story was posted on a website but too long to include here. Ask about it. * * Congratulations to Nicole and Casey Fisher on expanding their seasonal business into offering winter hours at The Wolfe Island Grill. This comfortable waterfront dining experience is now available Fridays from 4 pm to 10 pm and Saturdays from 10am to 10 pm. Check out their Facebook posts at the http://www.wolfeislandgrill.ca to see the upcoming music events or call 613-382-1515 to make a reservation. ** WI Medical Clinic Walk -in Clinics Thursdays 5:00pm7:15pm, with NP Karen Fisher. Also a Walk In Clinic with Dr. Russell following her regular office hours Tuesday’s 4:456:15 pm. Bring OHIP card **Register now for the WI Classic Road Race at events.com. Early bird prices in effect until April 30th. **The WI Music Festival will be back in 2017, if the organizers can raise sufficient funds to do so.

Lights, Camera, Action! Musings from the 2017 Montreal Auto Show

I attended press day at the Montreal Auto Show on Jan. 19 and it was looking pretty good for a 13-year-old. Did you know that there has been a charity ball every year at this show and they have raised a total of over $5.4 million for health care services in the Montreal area! This show is held at the Palais de Congr&egrave;s on Viger Street in Montreal and runs to Jan. 29. It's well worth the drive, not only because it's well organized and run, but where else can you find every new vehicle sold in Canada under one roof ? And if you've ever wanted to try an electric vehicle, this show has eight different models you can arrange to drive on the streets (yes on the car companies' insurance policies). It's a great opportunity to kick some tires and try out the fit of an amazing array of vehicles without ever having to set foot in a dozen different dealerships. Press days at this show are closed

to the public but open to journalists who are toured en masse from one car-maker's display to the next where one or more new models are revealed and a company president or executive gets to brag about their great track records and incredible sales' and satisfaction ratings. It always amazes me that the automakers bring out all the high tech videos and audio backgrounds (not to mention the occasional talking robot) to try to wow seasoned automotive writers and videographers. It must work because everyone seems to hang on every moment and it always makes for great shots for the evening television news broadcasts. Volvo took the prize for the most dramatic entry that really didn't require any heart-stopping ear-splitting music. They took advantage of a glass walled elevated office just over their display and manned it with several actors playing out a family scene where everyone was getting ready to head out for a day of winter sports. When they came down to their garage (on the show floor) they had the choice of two new V90 crossovers. Needless to say it was a very happy ending. A brand new entry for this year's show was Genesis. This fresh luxury offshoot of parent company Hyundai now has three different pam-

pered but powerful sedans to offer. They just started selling vehicles from dedicated dealers in November of last year and moved 100 of them out the door in the first six weeks (not a bad start). Their company president remarked that a substantial number of these new customers never visited a dealership but completed their transactions online. Their main focus (other than building vehicles to compete with Mercedes, BMW, and the like) is to redefine and evolve the car purchasing process. They will deliver vehicles for road tests to a client's home or office and currently every vehicle sold comes with five years of maintenance included (also with concierge pick-up, drop-off, and loaner car service). One of the misses came from a surprising source: Toyota. At their display reveal, they pulled the

wraps off a small electric vehicle prototype (no issues there) and their all-new sub-compact SUV, the C-HR. First if the name reminds you of something, think Honda's latest foray into this category: the HR-V. With all the letters in the alphabet, couldn't Toyota come up with something else? But this urban warrior, (loaded with all the tech and legendary reliability that comes with the nameplate Toyota) has the smallest rear side door windows in creation. If any family buys one, no matter how good the audio system is, it won't drown out complaints from rear seat passengers. Couldn't end this discussion without mentioning the models at the show (the ones on two feet, not four wheels). After a few years of absence, skin-tight dress-clad female carcover pullers were back in action.

Now, not at every display, but in enough quantity to mention. I'm in total agreement with those that believe this type of promotion is a throw-back to the dinosaur age of sex-sells everything, but I guess in Montreal, it's a different world. No, I don't want to hear from Montreal supporters on this. If you have any questions, opinions, or stories on anything automotive please drop me a line, [By email to bjoeturner@hotmail. com listing 'Question for the Car Counselor' on the subject line or by post to Record News Communications, 65 Lorne St., P.O. Box 158, Smiths Falls, Ont. K7A 4T1]. When using regular mail, please supply a phone number if you seek direct contact (due to volume I can't always promise replies Yours in service Brian Turner

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Job # MFG00005375 Our Belleville manufacturing site is seeking highly motivated, reliable and flexible individuals with a commitment to safety and total quality to be part of our diverse operating teams. Technicians are required to learn how to operate, adjust, changeover and maintain high-speed equipment on a rotating shift schedule. These entry-level positions require strong trouble-shooting skills, the ability to solve complex problems and analyze data using information technology systems. Technicians must be able to work well individually and as part of a self-directed work team handling multiple priorities in an ever-changing environment. Strong interpersonal skills and effective written and verbal communication skills are essential. Candidates must also be willing to be trained on fork trucks, as operating a fork truck (once trained) is required for this position. Technicians are paid a competitive starting rate with applicable shift premiums. Shift schedules are: 7 day/12 hour, days and nights; rapid rotation; receiving an average of 42 hours/week. Requirements: t Candidates must have a minimum Grade 12 education or equivalent. t Post-secondary education and/or related mechanical/electrical experience are definite assets. t Ensure you are including your detailed education and work experience in your resume. t Employment opportunities will be conditional upon the results of a background check. There will be rolling start dates throughout the year, so please apply today via www.pgcareers. com to job # MFG00005375. If you require a medical or disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please email careers.im@pg.com to provide your contact information. P&G Talent Supply staff will contact you within 1 week.

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Community Care for Central Hastings is a non-profit organization looking for a committed, dynamic and multi-task orientated person for the following position: Regional Care Coordinator/ICART Team Assistant. This is a 4 day a week position (28 hours) based out of Kingston. Position Summary: The RCC/ICART representative is responsible for community phone assessments and administrative procedures involved with patient/client hospital referrals and the distribution of information to appropriate agencies. Qualifications and Experience: Minimum Social Service Worker Diploma, Social Service Worker-Gerontology Diploma, or equivalent post-secondary education with experience working with seniors. Knowledge of Community Support Services throughout the SE LHIN region, including CSS Home Support Agencies, SMILE, and Community Care Access Centre. Requires excellent computer skills including Word and Excel and knowledge of privacy and security acts. Duties and responsibilities: Must be able to work as part of a team and independently and have excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external clients and personnel. Must be able to talk, listen, and speak clearly on telephone. Perform an over the phone verbal assessment with the client/patient (low and high risk seniors). Process information from various written and verbal assessments and client notes to determine correct referral process and refer the client/patient to the appropriate agency. A complete job description can be viewed on our website at www.ccch.ca Interested applicants email resumes by February 10, 2017 to: Val Myles Gill Manager, Regional Care Programs Email: valg@ccch.ca

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Emerson was going to have to find other ways to bring good luck upon himself It took a lot to get Father to lift his eyes off the Ottawa Farm Journal once he had settled down in front of the Findlay Oval after supper. But Emerson's question to Mother not only caused Father to drop the paper to his lap, but in a voice loud enough we could all hear, he said "not a chance." As usual, we were all sitting around the table after the kitchen had been redded up. For once, Emerson wasn't drawing glass buildings. He was just sitting there, arms folded in front of him, deep in thought. His question was, "Could I be half Catholic and half Lutheran?" Mother paused before answering. "I'd have to think about that." The talk had Father's complete attention now. "You're Lutheran...100 per cent, and that's

what you'll stay." Mother, always interested in her children's questions, asked Emerson why he wanted to be part Catholic. He said it all had to do with Felix at the Northcote School. Emerson said Felix always had his Rosary in his pocket, and he told Emerson it was the reason he had so much good luck, and Emerson said he streamed off a list of benefits such as being the only boy from Northcote picked to play on the Renfrew hockey team, getting a horse of his own from Santa, and finding a whole dollar on the street in front of the O'Brien Theatre. He told Emerson he gave credit to carrying his Rosary in his pocket. Emerson wondered if he found his Rosary like the ones Aunt Vanetta had given us five children, and if he put it in his pocket, would that mean he was half Catholic? He was willing to try anything to have the luck Felix seemed to have at every turn. Well, back then Father wasn't happy about the five

Rosaries Aunt Vanetta had doled out, even though Mother, once a Catholic herself, said it was a lovely gesture. Mother tried to tell Emerson, she doubted the Rosary in Felix's pocket had anything to do with his good fortune, but he wasn't buying it. And he immediately went upstairs to plow through his drawer in the dresser the three brothers shared to see if he could find his. He came downstairs with one clutched in his hand. Earl said that one was his. His was the only one with blue beads. Everett said, "Ya, Emerson, I remember Earl's had blue beads." It was very doubtful Everett could remember the colour of any of the Rosaries, since it was so long ago that Aunt Vanetta had handed then out. Earl tried to grab them from Emerson, Everett got into the fray too. They were hard at it, and Mother went back to writing in her diaries, my sister Audrey took my hand and led me to the stove saying she thought she'd make a cup of

hot chocolate, and Father went back to reading the Ottawa Farm Journal. The three brothers were hot into it! The Rosary went flying out of Emerson's hand, Mother caught it before it landed on the table, put it in her apron pocket, and sent the three boys off to bed. That should have been the end of it. But Felix, a few days later at the Northcote School, showed everyone within spitting distance a

crisp new $5 bill. He won a contest in the Family Herald and Weekly Star for writing a poem. Emerson was sure it was because the Rosary was never out of his pocket. Audrey said it probably was because his Mother had more than a little to do with it. She was a teacher and wrote poems and stories for the Renfrew Mercury. And as far as Emerson being half Catholic and half Lutheran? Well, that

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